Grilled avocado – sounds weird and it is weird to eat. A slightly warm avocado was not my cup of tea and so if I was to make this dish again I would emit the grilling step, rather serving a freshly cut half. Whilst I was a fan of the remaining ingredients, the yoghurt sauce […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Cook (5): Grilled avocado barley bowl"Served alongside a few cold Dos Equis (or any other refreshing beverage) this would be a perfect snack to share among friends. While the salsa can be made within ten minutes you’ll be lucky if the chips and salsa last that long once it is on the table! Mess factor: ** Weeknight meal appropriateness: it’s […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Eat (5): Homemade tortilla chips with charred chilli salsa"This recipe might be one of my favourites so far. It is a great addition to our meat-free Mondays repertoire and, if your knife skills are good, quick to prepare. I used just one red chilli for four meals – and the soup still had a kick (the amount of ginger might have also been […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Cook (4): Pour-over soup"This dish is a juxtaposition of a meal you crave in winter that utilises the best of the summer vegetables. While it requires a bit of prep, it is well worth it in the end when the aroma of the cooking vegetables fills the kitchen. I’m not convinced by the saffron in this dish. While […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Eat (4): Saffron-spiked ratatouille"Leaving my kitchen scales at work (did you know if an orange was pure gold its value would be over $5000 –my class is currently studying the Gold Rush in Victoria) meant that I needed to Google how many cups of rice would equal 150 grams. Unfortunately, I don’t think the website I referred to […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Cook (3): Sesame, Pistachio and Preserved Lemon Crispy Rice"Polpette [pol’pette]: Italian for meatball Reading the blurb for this recipe Anna Jones suggests the polpette could be eaten with spaghetti, served in pitta or, as the recipe states, served on top of quinoa. I opted for a vegetarian take on spaghetti and meatballs and know this will join the rotation of our meatless […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Eat (3): Mint, Pistachio and Courgette Polpette"This is like no other pizza you will ever eat. It is super healthy (other than the mozzarella, obviously) and incredibly quick to make. The base will play tricks with your mind – oats are for breakfast and Anzac biscuits and I’m sure many lovers of a traditional pizza would shake their heads at the […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Eat (2): Any night of the week pizza"The blurb of this recipe should read a one pot meal that you will want to cook again and again. This was a super quick and easy dish that I whipped up in less than 10 minutes. It is completely different to how I usually cook pasta (you could be mistaken for thinking you were […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Cook (2): Kale, Tomato and Lemon Magic One-Pot Spaghetti"I think if I had read the recipe closely I might have thought twice before cooking this side dish. It just didn’t make a lot of sense – a few teaspoons of saffron infused water to bring all the ingredients together? No oil? And, apart from chilli flakes, salt and pepper, nothing else to infuse […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Eat (1): Bay and Saffron-Roasted Cauliflower"If we have takeaway Indian food, my go-to is always vegetable samosas. The spices and crispy pastry combined with the greasy exterior make for a delicious entrée before a curry or chicken from the tandoor. So when I read this recipe I was slightly perplexed, as Anna Jones suggested serving the samosas as the main […]
Read more "A Modern Way to Cook (1): Supper Samosas and Quick Mango Pickle"
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